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And I did NOT work it hard. And left the pulp in the basket less sloppy.
It is going back tomorrow, but I thought I'd at least add a pet peeve. I agree with the three biggest failings listed by the first few reviewers.
I was in a hurry, and picked this up without reading the reviews. The fast spin was helpful, and eked out an extra 10% of juice or so.
At first, I decided I could "maybe" deal with it. But then, the one thing I did like about it - the fast spin out - stopped.
With that gone, this thing is now going back. just 64 oz of juice, and I did not press down hard, and let it rest between every cup.Back to read the reviews for the other juicers.
Then, when they flicked the spout down so that juice would start coming into the glass while they juiced , they discovered, as I had, that it's almost impossible to position the glass under the spout in such a way that juice goes into the intended glass and not on the counter.Of course, the best part of all was when, feeling guilty about the huge mess they had made, the ingrates decided to try and clean up. This is a great juicer to have if you have houseguests.Although at first I was disappointed in my Juicer because when I used it first thing in the morning it did not wake up my guests, it turned out this was because my guests slept with ear plugs, and was not because the juicer wasn't loud enough to wake them.The gadget really paid off, however, when the moochers decided to make themselves fresh orange juice.The first thing that happened was that they splattered themselves with orange pulp as soon as they placed the orange on the juicer. Next, they discovered, as I did when I first used the juicer, that it would only hold the juice for half an orange, and so, when they went to squeeze the second half, not only did they splatter themselves a second time, but juice and pulp started coming over the brim. When they attempted to wash the juicer, only to find that it's almost impossible to get the pulp out of the strainer, they threw up their hands in anger, packed their bags (with plenty of my best silver) and vamoosed for good.They say that houseguests are like fish; after three days they stink.This Juicer stunk right out of the box.I've since replaced it with a much better one.Citristar by tribest. It's quiet, it's efficient, the juice goes into the glass and it cleans easily.great way to start the day.
I felt so guilty for the store owner, that the fourth juicer simply went in the garbage. After struggling with this juicer - with all the symptoms others have commented on, I returned mine to a local dealer - THREE TIMES. Each and every replacement was the same or worse. I wrote Cuisinart and they offered another replacement, but the rep said he knew of the problems but there was no fix in place. Makes you wonder about Cuisinart.
The juicer would just stall out every time my husband or I exerted the slightest pressure onto this thing. I went out and bought lemons, oranges, and limes today to try it out. I just bought this yesterday. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow. The lemons juiced fine; without any problem. BUT, then I got to the oranges. I'm certainly not keeping it just to use it for juicing lemons, especially for $30. Cuisinart, didn't you fully test this thing out before throwing it out to the public.
I tried to get past it by wearing my DJ headphones but it actually interrupts the kids watching TV from 30 feet away. Feels flimsy. The spout on this is TOO SHORT. Metal scraping sound, high pitched. The unit looks cool and modern.
Complaints, this is why I returned it to the store:1. It felt like it was actually designed to juice. This unit is junk. Motors and gearing do NOT sound like this in a well made product.2.
You must take extra care in keeping this pressed up against the dish while juicing, or you will be putting juice on the table. Did I mention that I had a 15 year old Braun juicer that worked well until it finally failed. Annoys the whole family. Spout too short. The parts did not flex under usage.
The positive reviewers have either never used a good juicer or they are not actually trying to use this device more than once a year. If you are doing a lot of juicing you may get tired and occasionally bump the bowl.there is NO ROOM for error. Do NOT bump the bowl, you will lose precious juice as the spout is too short.3. This unit feels cheap, sounds cheap - and yes I paid $29 for it. It was well designed up to the very end. It did not make grindy or scraping noises during operation. It happens to have the Cuisinart brand name on it, which might have been a plus in a past life.
It did not feel like I was hurting it by using it.4. Our Braun juicer just failed after 15 years. The spout on that thing was barely long enough to be functional. The motor was strong and did not strain. Instead of sharing the positive aspects of this unit I will just be on my way to return it now, save yourself the time.If you find a juicer that is worthy of being used once a week, costs under $60 and doesn't sound like it's grinding metal internally please share with the class.
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